

Some of the producer’s credits include “Kick-Ass,” “X-Men First Class,” and the “Kingsman” films. If picked up to series, Goldman will serve as showrunner. The network teases in a logline, “from the horrifying secrets of Westeros’s history to the true origin of the white walkers, the mysteries of the East to the Starks of legend… it’s not the story we think we know.”

The pilot, HBO said, takes place thousands of years before the events of “Game of Thrones” and “chronicles the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour.” Martin.Īs previously reported, several ideas for possible “Game of Thrones” related projects had been in development. The new project, a prequel, comes from British screenwriter and producer Jane Goldman and “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. HBO has ordered a pilot for a possible spinoff of the mega hit series, the network confirmed to CNN. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.HBO may have finally landed on a way to give “Game of Thrones” fans their fill of Westeros after the show’s final season. ‘The Lord of the Rings’: Everything You Need to Know About Amazon’s Big Money Adaptation

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Even as the age of prestige TV has blanketed the marketplace with plenty of other options, HBO’s newest shows have been able to stand out. Matt Smith Questioned Number of Sex Scenes in 'House of the Dragon': 'Slightly Too Much, if You Ask Me'ĭetails Revealed About HBO Max-Discovery+ Combo, Including Launch Next Summerīut overall, the network’s commitment to collaborating with talented filmmakers and inventive creators has earned them creative success that few of their rivals have been able to equal. Now, there’s the HBO Max and Discovery+ merger: its own special flavor of entertainment hell. And, unshackled from the restrictions of broadcast TV, the various steps the network took to push the limit of what’s allowed on screen garnered a fair share of pearl-clutching headlines see “The Sopranos” in the ’90s and “Euphoria” just a few years back. HBO faced questions about its lack of diversity in flagship series, including “Game of Thrones” and “Girls,” throughout the 2010s. The network hasn’t been without controversy, though. From HBO’s ascent in the late 1990s through its dragon-aided roar across the 2010s, the network’s original series tackled universal stories, stretching across continents and decades. Both on the awards circuit and in the public consciousness, HBO is widely regarded as among the first Hollywood heavyweights to recognize that television, as a medium, had the power to deliver sprawling, large scale stories on a smaller screen.
